Apple 4.2 due for the 9th

[alidsl]

4.2 will be released on the 9th, however jailbreaking has a problem.
Cydia (and many other apps) are broken/dead/killed on 4.2, a jailbreak will take a while to be released
So don't update if you want to keep a Jailbroken device Cydia has now been fixed for 4.2

Also, Save your SHSH's then you can downgrade of necessary

Spoiler: What's coming in 4.2

4.x Support for the iPad

iOS 4.0 features for iPad (Multitasking, Folders, etc.)

Updated Carrier Signal Strength Display (3G iPad only)

Increase in the length of the smaller signal bars

The method in which signal strength is calculated has been enhanced

Fixes glitch that can let a user get into the phone app while the phone is locked via “Emergency Call” by dialing a random number and quickly pressing the lock button after dialing that call

Fixes the alarm bug cause by daylight saving time which affected Australian iPhone and iPod Touch owners

iPad screen rotation lock switch is converted into a sound/silent switch in iOS 4.2 (Just like on the iPhones)

AirPrint Wireless Printing with Print Center

Import .ics calendar files directly for events

Birthdays icon has been changed in calendar

Updated Carrier Settings (US is AT&T 9.0) (iPad 3G only)

Text search on web pages

2 new fonts for Notes in Settings (Helvetica and Chalkboard)

New icon for Voice Memos (iPhone and iPod touch only)

Updated applications

AirPlay (replacement of AirTunes, AirPlay will offer stream video, music, and photos over WiFI

More than 30 new keyboards and dictionaries, including Arabic, Greek, and Hebrew for iPad

New Text Tone Alerts (New & Original tone lists) (iPhone only)

Ringer & Alerts on/off switch (Settings > Sounds) for volume buttons (iPhone only)

Assign different text tone alerts to each contact (iPhone only)

YouTube voting

New Multitasking Animation

New Parental Controls for deleting Apps, changing mail accounts and location services

FaceTime shortcut from Messages app

New wallpapers in Settings

New Bookmarks design (iPad only)

Minor improvements in UI graphics

Restores full Field Test Mode

I’m excited for the new features to drop as it makes it’s way closer to perfection.

Edit: Cydia has now been fixed for 4.2, expect a jb within a day or two of the 4.2 release

Edit 2: Date's changed to the 9th

 

[Slyakin]

Awesome. I only jailbreak my iPod, and I keep my iPhone virgin.

Best of the best for me, I guess.

 

[Sotoro]

so whats the deal for iphone4 or ipod touch 4g devices? i tought that the limera1n jailbreak isn't fixable. So it's safe to update and use your saved shsh files for a untethering jailbreak?

 

[Jamstruth]

Limera1n is unfixable BUT it is only tethered. For 4.1 there was a usermode jailbreak found and inserted with the limera1n jailbreak to untether it.
If you update by accident but have your SHSH downloaded you can downgrade to 4.1. if you update though it won't be jailbreakable properly for a while as the structure of the firmware has changed as such that its broken Cydia so it doesn't run on 4.2 (they'll have tried on the Beta firmwares)

 

[MegaAce™]

I'll get my iPod touch next week, so if I download a firmware from iTunes, I won't be able to jailbreak it anymore, right?
Or is there a way that I could load 4.1 on the iPod?

 

[alidsl]

Cydia has been fixed for 4.2

 

[Jamstruth]

I'll get my iPod touch next week, so if I download a firmware from iTunes, I won't be able to jailbreak it anymore, right?
Or is there a way that I could load 4.1 on the iPod?

Where/when did you order your iPod? If not an order then if you want jailbreakablility avoid the Apple Store (I'd imagine their's will be updated quickest). If you have web-ordered you should be fine and on 4.1
4.2 is jailbreakable (limera1n is bootROM not userland) but it will be tethered.

Also, is that the new version of Cydia or just a fix for the old one, Alidsl?

 

[alidsl]

The new version fixes it

 

[Xoo00o0o0o]

I'll get my iPod touch next week, so if I download a firmware from iTunes, I won't be able to jailbreak it anymore, right?
Or is there a way that I could load 4.1 on the iPod?

Where/when did you order your iPod? If not an order then if you want jailbreakablility avoid the Apple Store (I'd imagine their's will be updated quickest). If you have web-ordered you should be fine and on 4.1
4.2 is jailbreakable (limera1n is bootROM not userland) but it will be tethered.

Also, is that the new version of Cydia or just a fix for the old one, Alidsl?

Thats not true. When i bought my 2g when 3.1.3 was out It was 2.0

 

[metamaster]

^ There are certain exceptions (ebay)
I heard that they might implement a jailbreak that requires 4.1 SHSH blobs to untether. That was a few days ago, so I don't know if they decided to go on with that.

 

[alidsl]

Yeah they do do that, and iH8sn0w is planning it too. Most of the other teams will too

 

[pikachu945]

Yeah they do do that, and iH8sn0w is planning it too. Most of the other teams will too

lets hope 2g MC is supported in 4.2

 

[Xoo00o0o0o]

^ There are certain exceptions (ebay)
I heard that they might implement a jailbreak that requires 4.1 SHSH blobs to untether. That was a few days ago, so I don't know if they decided to go on with that.

Bought straight from apple store.

 

[MegaAce™]

I'll get my iPod touch next week, so if I download a firmware from iTunes, I won't be able to jailbreak it anymore, right?
Or is there a way that I could load 4.1 on the iPod?

Where/when did you order your iPod? If not an order then if you want jailbreakablility avoid the Apple Store (I'd imagine their's will be updated quickest). If you have web-ordered you should be fine and on 4.1
4.2 is jailbreakable (limera1n is bootROM not userland) but it will be tethered.

Also, is that the new version of Cydia or just a fix for the old one, Alidsl?

I ordered it from ebay on Tuesday. (It's a new one, not used.)

So I just can unbox it and jailbreak it right away without loading a firmware onto it?

 

[metamaster]

I doubt your device is on 4.2. If it's not, go ahead and jailbreak it, you'll be untethered. If it is on 4.2, wait for something else to get released. Also, sync your device with iTunes first, but just don't accept the firmware upgrade (it should ask you).

EDIT: 4.2 isn't out yet, so you don't have to worry about it.

 

[MegaAce™]

I doubt your device is on 4.2. If it's not, go ahead and jailbreak it, you'll be untethered. If it is on 4.2, wait for something else to get released. Also, sync your device with iTunes first, but just don't accept the firmware upgrade (it should ask you).

EDIT: 4.2 isn't out yet, so you don't have to worry about it.

Thanks for answering my question!

I'm looking forward to getting my iPod.

 

[alidsl]

It's now due for the 9th

, dunno why

 

[Wabsta]

Hmm, I will be getting my iPhone4 at the end of this month. I hope I will still be able to jailbreak, and have it untethered.

 

[431unknown]

Sweet! I can't wait to update my iPad 3G. It's about time they finally put out an update for them.

 

[alidsl]

Hmm, I will be getting my iPhone4 at the end of this month. I hope I will still be able to jailbreak, and have it untethered.

Jailbreak, Yes

Untethered, depends what if the devs want to use a userland or not